The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the First round, the 23 participants were divided in six groups (A to F, five groups of four teams and one group of three teams). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.
In the Second round, four new groups were created, two groups of six teams playing for 1st-12th (G and H) and two groups (one of six teams and one of five teams) playing for 13th-23rd (I and L), teams were allocated to a group according to their First round group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-12th groups and the remaining teams to 13th-23rd groups). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the First round also counted in this round, all teams progressed to the next round.
In the Final round, teams were allocated to a semifinal for placements according to their Second round group position (groups G and H best two teams to 1st-4th, third and fourth to 5th-8th, fifth and sixth to 9th-12th while groups I and L best two teams to 13th-16th, third and fourth to 16th-20th, fifth and sixth to 21st-23rd). Winners and losers of all semifinals played a last match for final standings places.[1]
Venues
The tournament was played at venues in four cities.[1]
Pool E, L, Final round |
Pool A, C, G, Final round |
Host cities in the Soviet Union |
Riga, USSR |
Leningrad, USSR |
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Pool D, I, Final round |
Pool B, F, H |
Minsk, USSR |
Volgograd, USSR |
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First round
(A) | Advanced to Second round 1st-12th pools |
(a) | Advanced to Second round 13th-23rd pools |
Pool A
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Soviet Union (A) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
MAX |
90 |
22 |
4.091
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2 |
Bulgaria (A) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1.000 |
60 |
62 |
0.968
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3 |
Dominican Republic (a) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0.000 |
24 |
90 |
0.267
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Pool B
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Japan (A) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4.500 |
151 |
70 |
2.157
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2 |
United States (A) |
5 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
2.667 |
148 |
84 |
1.762
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3 |
Italy (a) |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0.500 |
70 |
99 |
0.707
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4 |
Tunisia (a) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0.000 |
19 |
135 |
0.141
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Pool C
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
South Korea (A) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
MAX |
135 |
50 |
2.700
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2 |
Brazil (A) |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1.500 |
105 |
113 |
0.929
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3 |
Canada (a) |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0.667 |
111 |
105 |
1.057
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4 |
West Germany (a) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0.000 |
52 |
135 |
0.385
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Pool D
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
East Germany (A) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4.500 |
156 |
83 |
1.880
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2 |
Czechoslovakia (A) |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2.000 |
124 |
86 |
1.442
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3 |
Mexico (a) |
4 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
0.833 |
117 |
139 |
0.842
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4 |
Belgium (a) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0.000 |
46 |
135 |
0.341
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Pool E
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
China (A) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
MAX |
136 |
54 |
2.519
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2 |
Poland (A) |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1.500 |
118 |
120 |
0.983
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3 |
Hungary (a) |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0.667 |
122 |
114 |
1.070
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4 |
Finland (a) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0.000 |
47 |
135 |
0.348
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Pool F
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Cuba (A) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
9.000 |
148 |
59 |
2.508
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2 |
Peru (A) |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2.000 |
112 |
72 |
1.556
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3 |
Yugoslavia (a) |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
0.571 |
84 |
146 |
0.575
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4 |
Netherlands (a) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
0.111 |
73 |
140 |
0.521
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Second round
(I) | Qualified to 1st-4th semifinals |
(II) | Qualified to 5th–8th semifinals |
(III) | Qualified to 9th–12th semifinals |
(IV) | Qualified to 13th–16th semifinals |
(V) | Qualified to 17th–20th semifinals |
(VI) | Qualified to 21st–23rd semifinals |
- The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the First round are taken into account for the Second round.
1st–12th pools
Pool G
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
South Korea (I) |
9 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
4.333 |
229 |
145 |
1.579
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2 |
Soviet Union (I) |
9 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
4.000 |
217 |
114 |
1.904
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3 |
China (II) |
9 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
3.000 |
213 |
159 |
1.340
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4 |
Brazil (II) |
7 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
0.462 |
171 |
241 |
0.710
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5 |
Bulgaria (III) |
6 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
0.385 |
158 |
241 |
0.656
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6 |
Poland (III) |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
15 |
0.200 |
154 |
242 |
0.636
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Pool H
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Cuba (I) |
10 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
MAX |
225 |
114 |
1.974
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2 |
Japan (I) |
9 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
1.500 |
261 |
206 |
1.267
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3 |
United States (II) |
8 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
1.833 |
213 |
194 |
1.098
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4 |
East Germany (II) |
7 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
0.545 |
192 |
221 |
0.869
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5 |
Peru (III) |
6 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
0.429 |
202 |
266 |
0.759
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6 |
Czechoslovakia (III) |
5 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
0.267 |
173 |
265 |
0.653
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13th–23rd pools
Pool I
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Mexico (IV) |
10 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
4 |
3.750 |
265 |
164 |
1.616
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2 |
Yugoslavia (IV) |
9 |
4 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
3.500 |
246 |
158 |
1.557
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3 |
Italy (V) |
8 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
1.500 |
175 |
157 |
1.115
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4 |
Netherlands (V) |
7 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
1.000 |
229 |
192 |
1.193
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5 |
Belgium (VI) |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
0.250 |
123 |
185 |
0.665
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6 |
Tunisia (VI) |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
0.000 |
43 |
225 |
0.191
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Pool L
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Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Hungary (IV) |
8 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
MAX |
181 |
61 |
2.967
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2 |
Canada (IV) |
7 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
2.250 |
159 |
123 |
1.293
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3 |
Dominican Republic (V) |
6 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
0.750 |
150 |
164 |
0.915
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4 |
West Germany (V) |
5 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
0.364 |
135 |
199 |
0.678
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5 |
Finland (VI) |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
0.333 |
143 |
221 |
0.647
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Final round
21st–23rd place
21st–23rd place semifinals
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
5 Sep |
Finland |
3–0 |
Tunisia |
15–7 |
15–4 |
15–4 |
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45–15
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21st place match
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
Finland |
3–2 |
Belgium |
14–16 |
15–10 |
11–15 |
15–4 |
15–12 |
70–57
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17th–20th place
17th–20th place semifinals
19th place match
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
Dominican Republic |
3–2 |
Italy |
1–15 |
15–10 |
15–13 |
5–15 |
15–10 |
51–63
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13th–16th place
13th–16th place semifinals
15th place match
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
Mexico |
3–0 |
Yugoslavia |
15–10 |
15–13 |
15–3 |
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45–26
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13th place match
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
Hungary |
3–0 |
Canada |
15–5 |
15–4 |
15–11 |
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45–20
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9th–12th place
9th–12th place semifinals
11th place match
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
Poland |
3–2 |
Czechoslovakia |
15–4 |
3–15 |
18–16 |
8–15 |
15–6 |
59–56
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9th place match
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
Bulgaria |
3–2 |
Peru |
15–9 |
11–15 |
11–15 |
15–8 |
17–15 |
69–62
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5th–8th place
7th place match
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
Brazil |
3–2 |
East Germany |
16–18 |
16–14 |
16–14 |
11–15 |
15–13 |
74–74
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5th place match
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
United States |
3–0 |
China |
15–13 |
15–11 |
15–10 |
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45–34
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Finals
Semifinals
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
5 Sep |
Japan |
3–1 |
South Korea |
12–15 |
15–8 |
15–11 |
15–11 |
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57–45
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5 Sep |
Cuba |
3–1 |
Soviet Union |
12–15 |
16–14 |
15–10 |
15–12 |
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58–51
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Final
Date |
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Score |
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Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
6 Sep |
Cuba |
3–0 |
Japan |
15–6 |
15–9 |
15–10 |
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45–25
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Final standings
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1978 FIVB Women's World Champions |
Cuba First title |
Team roster
Nelly Barnet, Ana Díaz, Erenia Díaz, Ana María García, Mavis Guilarte, Libertad González, Sirenia Martínez, Mercedes Pérez, Mercedes Pomares, Imilsis Téllez, Lucila Urgelles. Head Coach: Eugenio George. |
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